The Clue
Not so easy (7 letter answer)
The Answer
TOUGHER
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Notes
The answer TOUGHER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Harder to crack
Definition
TOUGH as an adjective:
1. not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
2. (rugged, tough) = very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"
3. (tough, toughened) = physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
4. (sturdy, tough) = substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
5. (ruffianly, tough) = violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"
6. (bad, tough) = feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
7. resistant to cutting or chewing
8. (hard, tough) = unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
9. (baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough) = making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"